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Flagship looks without the priceRead more
The Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017 edition) is a compact and slim smartphone with a stunning unibody design. With a decent processor, excellent screen and good camera, only the battery life is below average. The price has now fallen considerably, making it excellent value for money.Read more
Samsung's 4.7-inch mid-range smartphone Galaxy A3 (2017) is the successor to last year's Galaxy A3 (2016). It features a Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 SOC, a Full HD AMOLED touchscreen, LTE Cat. 4, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, and last but not least a very long lasting lithium-ion battery.Read more
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 11Android 7.0Android 8.0Android 6.0
CPU clock speed2.5 GHz1.6 GHz2.7 GHz1.8 GHz
CPU cores6-core8-core8-core6-core
CPU modelApple A11 BionicSamsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9810Qualcomm Snapdragon 650
RAM memory3 GB2 GB4 GB3 GB
GPU model
N/A
ARM Mali-T830ARM Mali-G72 MP18Qualcomm Adreno 510

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.7 in5.8 in4.6 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1080 x 1920 px720 x 1280 px1440 x 2960 px1280 x 720 px
Technology
  • IPS TFT
  • Retina HD display with IPS technology
AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
IPS TFT
Pixel density401.0 ppi312.0 ppi570.0 ppi319.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0Corning Gorilla Glass
Dual screen supportno
N/A
nono
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
yesyes
HDRyes
N/A
yesno
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.3"
Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx23.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.8
N/A
N/A
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A
Video recordingyes
N/A
yesyes
Highest video resolution3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px3840 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution60.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps60.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)240.0 fps30.0 fps960.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yesyes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yesyes
Optical image stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
N/A
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
1.9 f2.0 f
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution7.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Face detectionBody and face detection
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR modeAuto HDR mode
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens apertureF/2.2
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light sourceRetina Flash
N/A
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size1/3"
N/A
1/2.55"1/2.3"
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
  • Automatic
  • Manual
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
32 GB
Memory card readerno
N/A
yesyes
Maximum card storage
N/A
256GB400GB256GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Space grey
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Coral blue
  • Grey
  • Midnight black
  • Pink
  • Polaris blue
  • Purple
  • Sunrise gold
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
Plastic
Water resistantyes
N/A
yesno
Shock resistantnononono

Dimensions

Height6.24 in5.33 in5.81 in5.08 in
Width3.07 in2.61 in2.7 in2.56 in
Depth0.3 in0.31 in0.33 in0.37 in
Weight7.13 oz4.87 oz5.75 oz4.76 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
N/A
noyes
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yesyes
Bluetooth version5.04.25.04.2
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • LDAC
  • SBC
NFCyes
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
  • Lightning
  • USB
USBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoNoDisplayPort over USB-CNo
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.1
2.0
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
N/A
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Galileo
  • QZSS
N/A
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
yesyes
4G LTEyes
N/A
yesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryno
N/A
nono
Battery typeLithium ion
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2670.0 mAh2350.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2700.0 mAh
Standby time38.0 h
N/A
326.0 h750.0 h
Talk time21.0 h17.0 h22.0 h14.0 h
Fast chargingyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless charging yes
N/A
yesno
Wireless charging standard
  • QI
  • Qi
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast ChargeQualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

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